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DCPIGgies: Next Monday, 7:30 pm

Jeremy Hylton jeremy at cnri.reston.va.us
Tue Mar 7 14:51:02 EST 2000 
The next DCPIGgies (DC Python Interest Group) meeting is less than a
week away.  The meeting will be held at CNRI on Monday, March 13 from
7:30pm to 9:00pm.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to me: jeremy at cnri.reston.va.us.

Speaker: Scott Cotton

            Static Type and Interface Checking for Python
               General Review and Fundamental Decisions

                               Abstract
                              ----------
This presentation reviews various possible ways of adding static type
checking to python.  The problem poses two questions: 

    1) What sort of static type checking system would be most
    appropriate for python?  
    2) By what means may static type checking be made optional?  
    
A decision tree for each question is presented based on a combination
of type theory, an understanding of python, and properties that have
become apparent in the development of a sample type checking system.
Finally, we discuss some overall approaches that would maximize the
benefits and/or minimize the drawbacks of adding optional static type
checking to python.

Scott will be speaking from 8:00 to 9:00pm.  We will have food and
introductions starting at 7:30pm.  We may also have some time after
the talk for Q&A with Guido and Barry on Python and JPython.

Pizza, salad, and soda will be provided courtesy of Foretec Seminars.
Please RSVP by email to jeremy at cnri.reston.va.us.  I need to know how
many people will attend and how many will be eating pizza.

Directions to CNRI can be found on the Web:

    http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/directions.html

See you there!

-- Jeremy Hylton <http://www.python.org/~jeremy/>
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